Portable metallic fence-post.



No. 762,645. l, l PATENTED JUNE '14, 1904.

E. MAY.

PORTABLE METALLIC FENCE POST.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 21. 1903.

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UNITED STATES Patented June 14, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

EDVARD MAY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 762,645, dated June 14, 1904.

Application filed September 21, 1903. Serial No. 173,937. (No model.)

T0 all w/Lom, z may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD MAY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wrayne and State of Michigan,

have invented certain new and useful Improvejments in Portable Metallic Fence-Posts; and-l do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.V

This invention relates to a portable metallic fence-post; and it consists in the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out particularly in the claims.

The object of the invention is to provide a fence-post which may be readily set and by means of which a line of fencing may be quickly and securely strung, the arrangement being such as to enable the fence-line to be easily and quickly moved when desired.

The above object is attained by the'structure illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fencepost involving my invention, showing the application thereof in supporting a wire fence. Fig. 2 is a vertical section as on line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the upper section of the post. Fig. 4 is an elevation of the lower section of the post.

Referring to the characters of reference, 1 designates the lower or bottom section of the post, which is formed of tubing of suitable diameter and is provided with a solid tapered point 2 to facilitate driving the post into the ground. At thel upper end of the lower section 1 is a conical collar 3, which is made fast thereto and which is provided with the opposed depending ears 4, under one of which the lower wire 5 of the fence is adapted to engage, as shown in'Fig. 1. Mounted upon AUpon the upper end of the upper section of the post is a detachable cap 11, having a slot 12 therein, through which the upper wire of the fence is adapted to pass.

In setting theposts the bottom section is driven into the ground, so that the ears 4 of the conical collar thereon will stand close to the'ground-line, with the anchoring-wings 7 embedded in the ground. The upper section 8 of the post is then strung through the wires of the fence so as to pass on opposite sides thereof, as shown in Fig. l, when the upper section of the post is placed within the lower section and the bottom wire 5 of the fence cngages under one of the ears 4.. The cap 11 is then placed upon the post, so that the top wire 13 will pass through the slot 12 thereof, whereby the fence is firmly supported and is given such tension vertically Vas to keep it properly in place and at the same time the post-sections are tied together by the engagement of the lower wire of the fence under the ear 4 of the collar at the top of the lower post-section, preventing the upper section of the post from .being raised from lts supporting-socket.

Should it be desired to change the line of the fence, it is only necessary to disengage the lower fence-wire from the ear 4 and remove the cap 12, when the upper section may be withdrawn, after which the lower section of the post is pulled from the ground and redriven upon the desired line, when the upper section is set in place and the fence again strung. By passing-the upper section 8 of the post between the longitudinal wires of the fence sufficient strain is placed upon said wires to keep the fence taut, while the tiewires 14., which unite the longitudinal wires,

hold said longitudinal wires in place and pre- Vent the disengagement of the bottom wire from the ear 4.

Having thus fully set forth my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is#

l. In a fence-post, the Combination of the lower drivable section, having a socket in the upper portion, the upper seetion removably seated in the socket of the lower section, said upper and lower sections having members for engagement with the tied wires or' the fence to hold said sections together.

2. ln a fence-post, the combination with the lower seetion shaped to be driven, and having a eonieal collar at the upper end thereof, the upper seetion seated in the lower section, and having' a collar adapted to rest upon said eonieal eollar, the eollar of the lower section having a projecting ear for engagement with the lower wire ot' the fence, and the upper section having a removable eap for engagement with the upper wire of the fence. n 3. A fence-post comprising a lower tubular section shaped to be driven, having a eollar at the upper end thereof, an upper tubular seetion seated in the lower seetion and having a supporting-collar whieh rests upon the eollar ot' said lower section, and means carried by said sections for engaging the fence-wires to hold said sections united.

4. In a fence-post, the combination of the lower tubular section shaped to be driven, havil'ig laterally-extending anchoring-wings and provided with a collar having' depending ears for engagement with the lower wires of the Jfence, an upper tubular section removably seated in the upper end of the lower seetion, having a supporting-collar whieh rests upon the eollar oi' said lower section.

5. A fence-post comprising' a lower drivable section, an upper fenee-supporting section removably mounted on the lower section, and means earried by said sections for engaging the fence-wire to maintain the fence ereet and to tie the joined sections of the post together.

ln testimony whereof l sign this speei'ieation in the presence Lof two witnesses.

EDVARD MAY.

l/Vitnesses:

FRANK VILKINsoN, 1. G. HowLE'rr. 

